Consensus Decision Making

Consensus Decision Making

Consensus decision making is a creative and dynamic way of reaching agreement between all members of a group. Instead of simply voting for an item and having the majority of the group getting their way, a group using consensus is committed to finding solutions that everyone actively supports, or at least can live with.This ensures that all opinions, ideas and concerns are taken into account. Through listening closely to each other, the group aims to come up with proposals that work for everyone.

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Consensus Decision Making Handouts

Consensus Decision Making is a cooperative process in which group members develop and agree to support a decision in the best interest of the whole. The main reasons to use consensus as a decision-making method: High quality decisions Builds connection among members More effective implementation

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